Stephen Garlick

Stephen Garlick (born 7 July 1959) is a British actor best known as the voice of Jen in Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal.

Stephen Garlick
Born (1959-07-07) 7 July 1959
Stockwell, South London, England, UK
OccupationActor, radio presenter
NationalityEnglish
Period1965–present

His career has centered on film, television and radio. At the age of five he attended the famous Corona Academy stage school. As most children of his age he did a few television commercials. In 1965 he featured in a documentary called A Day of Peace, directed by noted film director Peter Collinson. Garlick had a non-speaking part as a small boy with a potty stuck on his head in Carry On Doctor (1967).[1] He appeared in two films in the 1960s made by the Children's Film Foundation.[2] He played the part of Dan in The Boy from Space, one of the Look and Read serials for BBC Schools.[3] This was released on DVD by the British Film Institute.[4]

Career

In 1973, Garlick played the role of Ned Lewis in the second series of The Adventures of Black Beauty.[5] He also appeared in another film for the Children's Film Foundation in 1975 called The Hostages.[6] A year later he played an alien called Kwaan in the Thames Television sci-fi series The Tomorrow People.[7] He played the part of Tim Moffat in the controversial six-part serial, Two People, for London Weekend Television.[2] Other television appearances include The Houseboy and Butterflies.[1]

One of his more notable television appearances was as John Standen, the son of a duplicitous business man Ted Standen (Gareth Hunt) in the Minder episode "The Son Also Rises" in which he appeared with fellow Corona boy Dennis Waterman.[8]

Garlick played Ibbotson in the Doctor Who story Mawdryn Undead.[9] Other TV appearances included Lovejoy and The Bill. He has provided many voices for radio and TV commercials and also films. His best-known voice role is the main character Jen in Jim Henson's 1982 American–British fantasy film The Dark Crystal.[10] He has twice been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company appearing in many radio plays.[11] He was a radio presenter for a short time on the recreation of the sixties offshore radio station, Radio London (Big L) between 2005 and 2008. Garlick has started appearing at conventions. Most notably a celebration of The Dark Crystal at Elstree Studios where the film was made. He appears to have retired from acting and now lives in Bedfordshire.[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1967 Jack and the Witch Jack (voice) English version
Carry on Doctor Boy Uncredited
1968 Headline Hunters Peter Hunter
1969 Crossplot Small Boy in Coach
1970 Jackanory Mick 4 episodes
Scrooge Child
1974 The Adventures of Black Beauty Ned Recurring role
1976 The Tomorrow People Kwaan 4 episodes
1977 The Brothers Lionheart Jonatan (voice) English version
1979 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Peter (voice)
Two People Tim Moffatt
1980 The Boy from Space Dan
1982 The Dark Crystal Jen (voice)
Minder John Standen Episode: "The Son Also Rises"
1983 Doctor Who Ibbotson Episode: Mawdryn Undead
1986 Lovejoy Shop Assistant Episode: "The Real Thing"
1987 The Storyteller Young Grovelhog Episode: Hans My Hedgehog
1989 The Bill Shop Assistant Episode: Tottering
1992 The Nicholas Craig Masterclass Alan 2 Episode: Blow Winds and Crack Your Cheeks

References
  1. "Stephen Garlick". aveleyman.com.
  2. "Stephen Garlick". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  3. "Look and Read/The Boy From Space (1980) – BroadcastForSchools.co.uk". broadcastforschools.co.uk.
  4. "The Boy from Space". British Film Institute.
  5. "BFI Screenonline: Adventures of Black Beauty, The (1972-74) Credits". BFI Screenonline.
  6. "The Hostages (1975)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
  7. "Into the Unknown[25/02/76] (1976)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  8. "#3.8 The Son Also Rises". minder.org.
  9. "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – Mawdryn Undead – Details". BBC.
  10. "Jim Henson's 'The Dark Crystal' heads back to N.J. theaters". NJ.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  11. "The Lord of the Rings". BBC Genome. 30 August 1981. p. 35.
  12. "BigglesFM – Steve Garlick". bigglesfm.com.
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